Drawer construction for stoves



Patented June 28, 1932- V'UNITED-ISTVATES PATENT m WALTER F. ROGERS ANDJOHN C. ROGERS, OF CIGERO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO CROWN i STOVE WORKS;OF GICERO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS DRAWER CONSTRUCTION sons'rovEs Application filed May 23,

This application is a continuation, in part, of our co-pendingapplication Serial N 0. 470,040 filed July 23,1930.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved form ofdrawer construction which is particularly adapted for use in connectionwith the broiler ovens of gas stoves; to provide improved mechanism forslidably supporting the drawer in the oven; to provide improved meansfor securing the drawer against accidental withdrawal from the oven; toprovide a drawer of this kind having an improved form of hinged dooradapted to serve as a closure for the front of the drawer and also as aclosure for the oven when the drawer is closed; to provide an improvedformof latch for securing the door in its closed position; and toprovide improved means for locking said latch agalnst movement while thedrawer is closed so as to prevent opening of the door while the draweris in closed position.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of agas stove showing an improved broiler drawer appliedthereto; the drawerbeing partly withdrawn from the oven and the hinged doorbeing open. v V

Figure2 is a vertical section of the oven and drawer, certain portionsbeing shown in elevation, and the" drawer being in closed position. I

The improved drawer construction may be used in connection with manydifferent types of cabinets or stoves but, in the form herein shown, itis applied to the broileroven of a gas range: Inasmuch as the inventionrelates particularly to the drawer construction, the drawing shows onlyas much of the stove as will be helpful in an understanding of theinvention. In the form shown, the gas range com- ;5 prises a framewhich'includes a bottom wall 1, side walls 2, and 3, rear wall 4 andfront wall 5, arranged to define the usual baking oven 6 and broilercompartment 7 at one end of the stove. The usual burner, notshown, eais'located in the upper part of the broiler the sheet metal pan 1931.Serial No. 539,553.

compartment. Formed in the front wall 5 is an opening 8, throughwhichthe improved drawer extends. l

Mounted on the bottom wall 1, is a pair of substantially parallelguideways 9 arranged at respectively opposite sides of the broilercompartment. Each of the guideways is in the form of an inverted channelbar having an inturned flange 1O rigidly secured to the bottom wall 1.tracks for guiding the drawer. Y

Mounted on the guideways 9 near the forward ends thereof, are dependingstop pins 11, which are arranged to limit the outward movement of thedrawer, as hereinafterdescribed. Mounted on the bpttom wall 1, adjacentthe forward extremities of the guideways 9 is a pair of rollers 12 forslidably supporting the drawer.

In the form shown, the improved drawer These guideways form comprises asheet metalpan 13 having an open front, to which is rigidlys'ecured ametal frame 14 which supports a hinged door 15. The frame 14 serves as areinforcement for and it may be made of cast metal, angle bars orsimilar material. The side walls of the pan 13 are equipped with theusual tracks 16 for supporting a re movable tray 17 Mounted onthe bottomof the pan 13, adjacent the rear end thereof, is

a pair of rollers, 18 adapted to slidably engage the bottom of the oven.The rollers 18 are spaced inwardly from the side edges of the drawer soas to. clear the rollers 12 when the drawer is withdrawn.

\ Mountedon respectively opposite sides of the p an 13, adjacent tlfelower edges thereof, is a pair of channel-shaped rails 19, ,whichproject rearwardly beyond the rear'wall of the pan. J ournaled on therear ends of the rails 19 are rollers 20 which ride within the channeled to on age the stop pins 11 for limiting the outward movement of thedrawer.

The rails 19 are provided with flanges 21 which are rigidly secured tothe bottom of the pan 13. The flanges 21 form shoes which ride upon therollers 12 when the drawer is moved back and forth. The forwardextremities of the flanges 21 terminate short of guides 9. These rollers20 are adaptthe forward end of the drawer so that, when the drawer isfully closed, as shown in Fig. 2, the rollers 12 engage the bottom ofthe pan in advance of the rails 19. The forward eX- tremities of theflanges 21 form shoulders 22 which are adapted to co-act with therollers 12 to secure the drawer against accidental withdrawal.

The door 15 is preferably sheet metal and is provided with a cast metalyoke 23 which is hinged to the frame 14 by pins 24. When the door is inits open position, as shown in Fig. 1, the ends of the yoke 23 engagethe rear face of the frame 1 1 for securing the door against furtherdownward movement. A suitable handle 25 is secured to the outer face ofthe door.

Formed in the door adjacent the handle, is an opening 26, in which ismounted a latch 27 which is pivoted to a bearing plate 28 secured insideof the door. The outer end of the latch is located close to the handle25, so that it may be depressed by the thumb of a hand grasping thehandle. The inner end of the latch is adapted to engage a keeper 29formed on the upper edge of the frame member 14 for securing the door inits closed position. The pivot of the latch is positioned so that theinner end of the latch drops by gravity into locking engagement with thekeeper 29.

When the drawer is closed, the pivoted latch 27 is secured againsteffective rocking movement by a lug 30 mounted on the inner face of thewall 5 adjacent the opening 8. With this improved construction, thehinged door 15 cannot be opened until the drawer is withdrawnsufficiently to permit operation of the latch 27-.

In operation, when. access to the broiler V oven is desired, the draweris opened by an outward pull on the handle 25. The pull must besufficient to lift the shoulders 22 on top of the rollers 12. When thedrawer is pulled outwardly, the flanges 21 ride upon the rollers 12, andthe rollers 20 engage the guides 9 so as to secure the drawer againstdownward tilting.

When it is desired to have access to the drawer throu h the front endthereof, the drawer must hrst be withdrawn sufliciently to release thelatch from the lug 30. By depressing the outer end of thelatch, theinner end thereof may be disengaged from the keeper 29.

To remove the entire drawer from the oven, as for instance, when it isdesired to clean the oven, the drawer is pulled outwardly until therollers 20 strike the pins 11. The outer end of the drawer is thenraised to permit the rollers to pass beneath the stop pins 11.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention is herein shownand described, it will be understood that certain details of theconstruction may be altered without departing from the spirit of thisinvention as defined by the following claims.

We claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a compartment having awall provided with an opening, a drawer slidably mounted in saidcompartment and adapted to be withdrawn through said opening, a doorhinged on the outer end of said drawer, a movable latch for securingsaid hinged door in closed position, and a shoulder adapted to securesaid latch in its locking position while said drawer is closed.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame defining acompartment having an opening at one end thereof, a drawer slidablymounted in said compartment and movable through said opening, a doorhinged on the outer end -of said drawer, a movable latch slidablymounted in said compartment and 1 movable through said opening, a doorhinged on the outer end of said drawer, a latch movably mounted on saiddoor and adapted to secure said hinged door in closed position, and ashoulder on said frame adapted to secure said latch against movementrelative to said door when saiddrawer is closed.

1. A device of the class described comprising a frame defining acompartment having an opening at one end thereof, a drawer slidablymounted in said compartment and movable through said opening, a doorhinged on the outer end of said drawer, a keeper on said drawer, a latchpivotally mounted on said door for engagement with said keeper to securesaid door in closed position, and means on said frame adapted to securesaid latch against disengagement from said keeper while said drawer isclosed.

WALTER F. ROGERS. JOHN C. ROGERS.

